diff --git a/src/tox-weechat-identities.c b/src/tox-weechat-identities.c
index 6d47e9f..99706b5 100644
--- a/src/tox-weechat-identities.c
+++ b/src/tox-weechat-identities.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <weechat/weechat-plugin.h>
 #include <tox/tox.h>
@@ -349,6 +350,18 @@ tox_weechat_identity_for_buffer(struct t_gui_buffer *buffer)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+tox_weechat_identity_delete(struct t_tox_weechat_identity *identity,
+                            bool keep_data)
+{
+    char *data_path = tox_weechat_identity_data_file_path(identity);
+
+    tox_weechat_identity_free(identity);
+
+    if (!keep_data)
+        unlink(data_path);
+}
+
 void
 tox_weechat_identity_free(struct t_tox_weechat_identity *identity)
 {
diff --git a/src/tox-weechat-identities.h b/src/tox-weechat-identities.h
index c46eee8..33a7a1a 100644
--- a/src/tox-weechat-identities.h
+++ b/src/tox-weechat-identities.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define TOX_WEECHAT_IDENTITIES_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 enum t_tox_weechat_identity_option
 {
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ tox_weechat_identity_name_search(const char *name);
 struct t_tox_weechat_identity *
 tox_weechat_identity_for_buffer(struct t_gui_buffer *buffer);
 
+void
+tox_weechat_identity_delete(struct t_tox_weechat_identity *identity,
+                            bool keep_data);
+
 void
 tox_weechat_identity_free(struct t_tox_weechat_identity *identity);